A ruthless impresario pressures her to let go and lose herself to be able to dance the seductive and aggressive black swan part, while Nina’s mother, a former ballet dancer who left the corps to have Nina, pressures her to remain an innocent sweet girl.

Between her mother’s envy, the impresario’s sexualized cruelty, and the threat of being replaced by Lily, who dances the black swan with abandon and sensual ease, Nina, in anguish, begins to hallucinate and lose her mind. Philosophy Department chair and professor Britt-Marie Schiller will lead the post-screening discussion

Official trailer: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs[/youtube]

Admission is $6 for the general public, $5 for seniors (60 +), students from other schools and Webster alumni, $4 for Webster University staff and faculty, and free to Webster University students with valid Webster I.D.

The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council – a state agency.